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Can your product be exported?

Ilustración de una caja abierta con textiles típicos, café y cerámica, lista para enviar.

Do you make great products but aren’t sure if they can be exported? It’s one of the questions we hear most. The good news: almost everything made in Guatemala can travel abroad. You just need to know which category your product belongs to.

How do you know if your product can be exported?

When you export from Guatemala by air, every product falls into one of these three categories:

1. Ships without permits

You bring it, we pack it and it goes.

  • Handicrafts and art
  • Clothing and textiles
  • Shoes and leather
  • Glass and ceramics
  • Electronics without batteries
  • Roasted coffeeWe handle the FDA registration

2. Needs a special permit

It can ship, but a permit is needed first.

  • Green coffeePhytosanitary certificate
  • HoneyPhyto and zoosanitary certificate
  • FoodSanitary registration
  • Electronics with batteriesBattery discharged

Heads up: the client handles the permits for green coffee, honey and food. We help you with batteries.

3. Can’t be shipped

Airlines or customs don’t allow it.

  • Flammables
  • Perishables
  • Animals or insects
  • Medicines and supplements
  • Weapons and knives
  • Items with magnets
  • Incense and myrrh
  • Tobacco and alcohol
  • Cash

Your product isn’t listed, or you’re not sure which permit it needs? Ask us before you pack it and we’ll guide you.

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Not sure how to pack it? No problem!

Our service includes the right packing for each type of product. Fragile items, like ceramics and glass, get special packing and we take care of it.

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